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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 3,991,690 | 4,922,341 | 5,334,685 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,586,355 | 1,905,394 | 2,035,687 | +/-9,068 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.52 | 2.58 | 2.62 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 4,056,100 | 5,007,564 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,895,312 | 2,168,134 | 2,445,743 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,856,345 | 2,118,438 | 2,365,283 | +/-15,523 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,856,345 | 100.0 | 2,118,438 | 100.0 | 2,365,283 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,413,178 | 76.1 | 1,637,826 | 77.3 | 1,874,105 | 79.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 211,878 | 11.4 | 215,812 | 10.2 | 187,730 | 7.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 31,266 | 1.7 | 37,595 | 1.8 | 33,819 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 10,139 | 0.5 | 13,525 | 0.6 | 11,086 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 5,258 | 0.3 | 7,519 | 0.4 | 7,314 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,730 | 0.2 | 2,973 | 0.1 | 5,404 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 56,950 | 3.1 | 57,816 | 2.7 | 75,676 | 3.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 451 | 0.0 | 450 | 0.0 | 542 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 6,623 | 0.4 | 6,141 | 0.3 | 4,691 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 2,545 | 0.1 | 3,140 | 0.1 | 3,548 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 56 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 10,357 | 0.6 | 9,925 | 0.5 | 9,535 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 40,843 | 2.2 | 35,532 | 1.7 | 39,003 | 1.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 2,733 | 0.1 | 3,121 | 0.1 | 2,302 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 4,481 | 0.2 | 2,792 | 0.1 | 4,461 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 16,538 | 0.9 | 19,021 | 0.9 | 28,083 | 1.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 39,319 | 2.1 | 65,112 | 3.1 | 77,913 | 3.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,817,026 | 100.0 | 2,053,326 | 100.0 | 2,287,370 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 37,682 | 2.1 | 32,998 | 1.6 | 42,997 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 153,627 | 8.5 | 143,435 | 7.0 | 152,047 | 6.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 247,740 | 13.6 | 241,327 | 11.8 | 250,889 | 11.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 313,535 | 17.3 | 306,625 | 14.9 | 306,296 | 13.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 410,760 | 22.6 | 436,233 | 21.2 | 458,220 | 20.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 442,880 | 24.4 | 526,828 | 25.7 | 624,964 | 27.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 129,642 | 7.1 | 195,271 | 9.5 | 235,337 | 10.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 81,160 | 4.5 | 170,609 | 8.3 | 216,620 | 9.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.4 | (X) | 28.2 | (X) | 28.5 | (X) | +/- 0.41 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,817,026 | 100.0 | 2,053,326 | 100.0 | 2,287,370 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 76,283 | 4.2 | 99,632 | 4.9 | 118,685 | 5.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 318,084 | 17.5 | 354,313 | 17.3 | 428,163 | 18.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 575,053 | 31.6 | 637,296 | 31.0 | 633,124 | 27.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 405,788 | 22.3 | 433,873 | 21.1 | 486,015 | 21.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 179,958 | 9.9 | 214,789 | 10.5 | 248,082 | 10.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 124,640 | 6.9 | 143,434 | 7.0 | 171,104 | 7.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 137,220 | 7.6 | 169,989 | 8.3 | 202,197 | 8.8 | +/- 0.4 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. ***** Cannot be calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 28.2 | 2,053,325 | 176,435 | 547,950 | 436,235 | 526,830 | 195,265 | 170,610 |
| 2005 | 28.5 | 2,287,370 | 195,044 | 557,185 | 458,220 | 624,964 | 235,337 | 216,620 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.41 | +/-15,827 | +/-8,765 | +/-13,456 | +/-11,478 | +/-16,222 | +/-9,942 | +/-9,521 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.1 | 1,637,825 | 134,130 | 445,370 | 365,740 | 426,805 | 154,240 | 111,530 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 1,874,105 | 149,539 | 465,172 | 393,653 | 522,367 | 192,940 | 150,434 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.53 | +/-19,706 | +/-7,972 | +/-12,944 | +/-10,228 | +/-14,447 | +/-8,622 | +/-8,606 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.5 | 215,815 | 16,605 | 58,400 | 44,330 | 56,445 | 21,765 | 18,250 |
| 2005 | 29.6 | 187,730 | 14,595 | 45,861 | 35,898 | 47,715 | 23,188 | 20,473 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.91 | +/-11,037 | +/-2,282 | +/-4,533 | +/-3,818 | +/-5,015 | +/-3,867 | +/-3,342 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.0 | 61,610 | 3,440 | 13,655 | 11,125 | 17,430 | 7,100 | 8,865 |
| 2005 | 34.4 | 57,623 | 2,586 | 9,801 | 9,813 | 20,350 | 6,216 | 8,857 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.95 | +/-6,509 | +/-768 | +/-1,939 | +/-2,490 | +/-3,901 | +/-2,146 | +/-1,902 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.8 | 57,815 | 1,060 | 6,310 | 6,065 | 14,905 | 7,830 | 21,640 |
| 2005 | 45.7 | 75,676 | 1,231 | 8,469 | 8,475 | 21,973 | 8,487 | 27,041 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.13 | +/-6,802 | +/-719 | +/-2,012 | +/-1,792 | +/-3,386 | +/-1,887 | +/-3,687 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.0 | 9,865 | 60 | 579 | 828 | 2,374 | 1,998 | 4,017 |
| 2005 | 50.3 | 8,852 | SSS | SSS | 782 | 2,681 | 1,608 | 3,140 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.38 | +/-1,669 | SSS | SSS | +/-579 | +/-1,113 | +/-553 | +/-967 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 25.4 | 70,390 | 21,125 | 23,630 | 8,135 | 8,860 | 2,339 | 6,300 |
| 2005 | 21.7 | 83,384 | 26,808 | 27,526 | 9,599 | 9,878 | 2,898 | 6,675 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.13 | +/-6,323 | +/-3,664 | +/-3,829 | +/-1,977 | +/-2,152 | +/-1,225 | +/-1,663 |
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Percent of Workers | Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 28.2 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 26.7 | 21.2 | 25.7 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 8.5 | 24.4 | 20.0 | 27.3 | 10.3 | 9.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.41 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.1 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 27.2 | 22.3 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 24.8 | 21.0 | 27.9 | 10.3 | 8.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.53 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 27.1 | 20.5 | 26.2 | 10.1 | 8.5 |
| 2005 | 29.6 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 24.4 | 19.1 | 25.4 | 12.4 | 10.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.91 | ***** | +/-5.9 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.0 | 100.0 | 5.6 | 22.2 | 18.1 | 28.3 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| 2005 | 34.4 | 100.0 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 35.3 | 10.8 | 15.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.95 | ***** | +/-11.3 | +/-11.3 | +/-11.3 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.3 | +/-11.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.8 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 37.4 |
| 2005 | 45.7 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 35.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.13 | ***** | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-8.9 | +/-9.0 | +/-8.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.0 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 20.3 | 40.7 |
| 2005 | 50.3 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 8.8 | 30.3 | 18.2 | 35.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.38 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-18.9 | +/-18.5 | +/-18.8 | +/-18.5 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 25.4 | 100.0 | 30.0 | 33.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 21.7 | 100.0 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.13 | ***** | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.cfm
3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.
4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.
SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.
***** Cannot be calculated.
